Cruise Ship Employment

Welcome to our web site dedicated to description of various positions onboard cruise ships and in cruise line industry. This web site does not cover all the aspects of cruise ship employment. If you wish to know more, please visit our Free Guide to Cruise Line Jobs.

If you know enough about cruise line employment and you are still interested, find the best selection of current cruise ship jobs.

About Cruise Ship Jobs

There is a certain variety of jobs available on cruise ships. Positions differ in education and experience requirements, departments, and pay and contract type.

Since there are so many people wishing to work on cruise ships and just a limited number of cruise ship jobs available, only the best of the best succeed in applying for a cruise ship job.

Majority positions are open only for people with some experience. Only a few cruise ship jobs are open for people with no experience.

Most employment offers include long-term contracts, ranging from 6 to 10 months. However, there are some short-term cruise ship jobs available for example for college students during their summer break.

Most cruise lines hire people of all nationalities. For some positions (e.g. in deck department, gift shops, hospitality managers, etc.) employees of certain nationalities are preferred. Find more information on this web site.